St. Peter's Orphanage in Denville plans to close on June 15. The orphanage traces its history to Civil War-era Newark. Grateful alumni of a Morris County orphanage repurposed to provide resident ...

An orphanage supported for decades by the Irish Defence Forces in Lebanon is in “dire need” of help, according to its director. Dubbed "Ireland’s embassy" in south Lebanon because of its ...

After news emerged that security forces had hidden some children of detained women in Damascus orphanages, he began his search again. In the fall of 2018, Syrian security forces dragged a mother ...

A Colorado man has been convicted in the sexual abuse of boys who lived in an orphanage that he opened in Haiti in the mid-1980s. Michael Karl Geilenfeld, 73, founded the St. Joseph’s Home for ...

A Colorado man who founded an orphanage in Haiti in the mid-80s was convicted Thursday of sexually abusing numerous boys in his care. Michael Karl Geilenfeld, 73, a Littleton resident, founded the ...

The orphanage celebrated its 50th anniversary with a fruit feast for its 68 jumbos PINNAWALA, Sri Lanka:Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary Sunday with a fruit feast ...

Sri Lanka’s main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary on Sunday with a fruit feast for the 68 jumbos at the showpiece centre, reputedly the world’s first care home for destitute ...

Located about 90 km from Colombo in the southwestern region of Rambukkana, the orphanage was inaugurated in 1975. “This was started in 1975 with five baby elephants. Today it provides refuge for ...

Globally and daily, children are confronted with various forms of abuse, which governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have tried to address, albeit unsuccessfully. One of such ...

CHEONAN, South Korea — Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s Camp Humphreys made a familiar trip over the weekend to bring holiday cheer to the children at an orphanage nearby. The trip, organized by ...

Later, the orphanage foundation's board visited the Chiang Mai Police Station to file charges against the staff involved in the mistreatment and to create a plan for assisting the children.

MARY, Turkmenistan -- Turkmenistan's state media often describe the country's orphanages as a safe and happy place that provides an idyllic childhood for its kids. But 27-year-old Mahym ...